The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-09
The Father Of ths Birds Shet AID Killed by
0as Of the Guests.
ksrrY-S,kiBg Iatsuuptsd by Q Tragedy
Of the Nos! Distressing CaaIG,tsr.
An Ignorant YOusg GsFmap. With = Ssli-
sockiug Revolver. C.usss the Slrrow.
BE Hurr;es From the Sad Scene, but the
Authorities Arrest him In Bed ON
the Charge OF Murder.

A murder, so charged, occurred at the
residence of Wiley Jenkins, on the
Shelby vile road, quarter of q mile below
the Belt, at 8 o'clock las. night. The house
vss filed with q happy throng,
the sixteen-year cid daughter of Mr.. Jen-
Rings having been marritd during the af-
ternoon to Benjamin Williams by one OF
the Justices 4 score of friends had
assembled to celebrate the event,
AND, to give more animation
to the affair, keg of beer had been pro-
yided The merry making had about
reached its height when pistol shot rang
cut, the father of the bride gave moan,
eIasped his hands upon his abdomen, reeled
and started to fall, when he was seized
by bis son-in-laW and. half-supported, half
csrr1ed, was conveyed to his bed.
A panic seized every one in the house.
The wife and children hung over the dy-
ing man. and several minutes elapsed
before any one recovered sufficient
self-posse ssioD 10 think of medical
aid and then DIR. Hervey was summoned
Imme diately upon his arrival the doctor
raw that the life of the injured man was fast
ebbiDg and prescribed whiskey to stimu-
late him The sufferer moaned: "Itis no
nee boys; it's no zse," snd a moment later
ne expired.
In the meantime the slayer, Charles
Iipp, had gone no one knew where, with
cut menifestiDg the slightest concern as
TO the fate of the man he had shot. A re-
Porter of the Sentinel, who soon arrived
at the house in company with Captain
colbert and Sergeant Quigley, of the po-
lice force, found scene of the utmost
confusion, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that the facts bearing upon
the killing could be ascertained.
In the Kitchen, the widow, her four child
rem, the bride and the groom mingled
their tears In utter despair. None could
speak for several minutes. The widow in
anguish, cried out bitterly and appealed to
Sod to know how her helpless children
could be cared for. After much persus-
sion she was induced to quiet herself and
make statement.
Charles Lipp came IN about O'clock"
she said, between her sobs, ''snd took q
seat OF the door. He Immediately took
out his revolver and snapped it several
slasped bis hands around him and fell
forward. We helped him into the front
room 70 his bed, where he died in about
half an hour"
"What is your opinion as to the shoot
ing? Was it accidental, or otherwise?'
"0h, my God, can't tell" said the
kenzied woman, and she covered her face
with her hands and sobbed aloud.
1t was intentional. of course" broke in
her son, Willie, to whom the reporter
turned for additional information. 'Lipp
had been shooting a revolver back of
the house and / asked him in.
He sat down N the chair back
o. the kitchen door, drew bis revolver and
snapped it several times, when it went off.
Father vas shot but did not say anything.
Lipp then left the house."
The son-in-lRv, Benjamin Williams
eorroborated the statements Of Mrs. Jenkins
and her son. 81 thought I was shot at
frst," he said, because I stood by Mr..
jenkins, but when saw him fall, knew
ne had been hurt. There was no excuse
fol Lipp's shooting Mr.. Jenkins. He has
only lived next door for three weeks, and
We did not know much about him. We
lad not been drinking"
An important witness of the killing was
Mrs. Fannie Schultz, who lives on the lot
back of and adjoining the Jenkins house.
THE whole crowd had been drinking"
she said in broken English. whisky. beer
and everyth thing. Just came over to stay q
minute when the Jenkins boy came to the
door and pushed Lipp in. Lipp sat down;
had his hand on his revolver. ! said,
What DO you hold your hand there for?
be said, i have revolver and it
hurts me- he then took it
out and told him TO put it back al once.
He answered 1T is not loaded but again
told him to put it away. He started to do so
when il went of and shot Mr.. Jenkins"
Wasn't he swapping the revolver at
Jenkins2"
mo, yes, no he wasn't, he was just put
ting it IN his pocket" and she picked
up sardine can ana went through the
performance to perfection"
During the interviews the officers
had searched Lips house and
examined the witnesses and
return was made 10 the city to secure
the slayer. II was learned that a brother
Of Lips worked in a bakery on Indiana
avenue, and after a drive to several points
without result, Lipp was found in a room
in the Moody block on Indiana avenue,
over Deversey's bakery. When arrested he
seemed wholly unconoerned, and
in answer to questions said
that he was putting the revolver in his
pocket when il exploded. He insisted
hat il was accidental. He drank only
two glasses Of beer in the house,
he said, and had not been in
there more than fifteen minutes He was
taken to the station house where Q charge
of murder was placed against him. He Is
German and came to this
country from Wertemburg two years
ago. He is employed at the
Western Furniture factory on Madi-
non avenue, but formerly worked for
Deversey, who gives him good character.
he is 20 years old
The deceased was 40 years old, and
brick maker in the employe
Of Justus G. Adams. He bore
good reputation. The revolver used was
o self cooking bull dog, 81 calibre.
Lpp win have a primary hearing before
3he mayor this morning.